The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-11-03
AN1NT DIVISION.

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AN1NT DIVISION.
The last of the reasons advanced by
the divisionists, which we now briefly
diecuss, il that which relates to the T., :.
legged diversity Of interests. On this
subject there is some doubt q to
what il actually meant. It Ger.
ssinly cannot be pretended that it has
reference to the character ofthe in.
dustries, the nature Of the soil and eli.
mate or the habits, customs and man.
ners Of the people Of Dakota. It il
true their industries arc diversified;
east Of the Missouri being wholly az.
.ricultural, while west, they are entire.
~ pastoral and mineral, but these
very diversities constitute the financial
strength of a people, just a. the soil
and climate, its physical, and the
beautiful blending Of the Anglo.Saxon
with the Scandinavian races, form .
homo.geneity Of moral md intellectual
virility such a. has made the status Of
American citizsnship and manhood
the best the world has ever seen. 1t
cannot be understood either that be-
cause tho two parts OF Dakota have
each their share ofpublic institutions,
that therefore they should be separat.
ed and placed under different man.
agements, for when it is conside red
that the demands Of Dakota in less than
five years will necessitase the erection
of . third cot Of institutions, this plea
Of a diversity ofinterests on the score
Of q duplication other public institut-
ions viii have vanished into thin air. In
respect 10 whstsssr there is Of diversity OF
interests - suggested in the administration
Of Affairs Of government, whether legislative,
judicial Or executive, the experience and his
tory Of other States in the Unisn o well -
Of the whole Uaitsd States, stand . MONT
mental rsfutation Of the divisionists' sssum-
1tisus. But to our mindst this alleged div
srsity ofieAssssts, nscessitatins. division,
according to the divisionists theory, is that
vhich Is unwitsingly indicated 10 the letter
- e. ": Caldwell, Of the Sioux Falls Press,
wherein are written words Of sigaihcent
theusa hidden nssaiuy--thsy bstrsy what is
charged BY some aud believed by many, that
this whole division movement il one inspired
hly the politicians. whose interests undoubt-
sdly ~sntayonizis tho people vnd sgain.t
whom the people Of the territory should
eountsr-organiss and Illustrate their whsle
sale schemes Of public plumber, md their de-
fsat can b better sseured and their sxtsr-
patton more easily accomplished when en-
trsnehsd behind . single fertilization, than
xhsrs they have . double set Of breastw orks
- arranged - to en6lads the honest people
struggling to rid themselves Of that incubus
the professional politician-.hat eur brother
Of the "Prsss' haiia his minis eys.
Bnt there 10 one diversity Of interest to
which We now call the attention Of the pso-
pie Of Bottiaeau county and North Dakota.
It.rslates 10 the revenue to b derived from
schsel iaads and to the relief from taxation
which must inevitably follow il We ars 3D.
nittsd ~ one State and il there b. any rsa-
son Or argument more potent or sound than
any heretofore advanced by Us for the ad-
mission Of Dakota - . whole,it is t. be found
In the statement Of facts given BY General
Campbell, in his speech 1t Millbsnk Sept. 6.
1857, wherein hs says. that by reason Of The
appropriation II the school lands BY railroad
separations and land grabbsrs (which rob-
bsry was only possible under such . system
- prevailed during the twsnty-four years. Of
republican sdministratien) and their depict.
Ion in North Dakota by reason Of their bsias
settled upon in advance Of the surveys.
North Dskota has lost in these ways enc
third o. one fourth ofhsr school lands; never
Ihslsss. II We are admitted ~ one State, the
sshssl lsnds Of both sections will 70 into on.
ssnnonf fund.
I'D tAss 10 just whore they should 70
md taas Contribute 70 the success and glory
sfthst system, the pride Of Dakota. by which
~ithsut any landed revenue, it ha, sxpsndsd
5sr the support Of the public schools in 1885
she sun Of 81, 9l7 .2Ss sad places it sixteenth
n line in the column Of States ON that march
q progress.
~ divisieu North Dakota will lose one
third Or one forth o. her revenue from that
ssures, because, though The lsnds may b.
thsrs, the depletion Of the bsst Of thsm prses-
isaliy-diminishss the revenue and therefore
ssAs rte Of taxation IL sorrsspoadinsly in
sfsased. The eonsummats audaeity with
Nlici The claim il put forth on tina.
tAlssas Of false sssumptions,-a sectional div
lsisn,-A North Dakots-snd thu, deprive M
u the north Of our risbtful share in the pat.
rinonjal sssaas, il Of itself enough to damn
jssAauthsrs and esnsiga them to On sppr>pri-
sasinfAny. .
: srs for admission IS whole, In addit-
- tgths REGIONS heretofore assigned by ~
eseaass u the pride We take in Dakota.
1housh : matter Of ssntiment,i II 10 ustinabls,
proper and worthy Of praise, and Whatever
thers y ef honor and glory IN the fact that
DAkote to-day II the third In srea. ths thir-
AnSafA u raS1rned unif>n.> th.HA~~.L..i